Recognised as Colour
#F8E5B9
- #F8E5B9
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#F8E5B9 is a orange with RGB values 248, 229, 185 and HSL 42°, 82%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#F8E5B9#F8E5B9
HEX#F8E5B9
RGBrgb(248, 229, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.898, 0.7255
RGB percentages97.3%, 89.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(41.9, 81.8%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.9, 25.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 25.4%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,311,737
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E5B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#071A46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9CCF8
Analogous#F8C6B9, #EBF8B9
Triadic#B9F8E5, #E5B9F8
Split complementary#B9ECF8, #C6B9F8
Tetradic#B9F8C6, #B9CCF8, #F8B9EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G229
B185
Red248 (97.3%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue41.9°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E5 · B B9
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